Council on the Success of Black Men and Boys

Name Council on the Success of Black Men and Boys
Contact Person Chandler Vidrine, MPA - Executive Director, Office of the Governor
Mailing Address P O Box 94004
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone Number 225-342-6160
Fax Number --
Board Email chandler.vidrine@la.gov
Website https://gov.louisiana.gov/
Legal Authority RS 49: 1212 and Act 103 of 2018
Year Created 2008
Organizational Placement Office of the Governor
Purpose/Function Make a systematic study of the conditions affecting black men and boys, including but not limited to homicide rates, arrest and incarceration rates, poverty, violence, drug abuse, death rates, disparate annual income levels, school performance in all grade levels, including postsecondary levels, and health issues, and propose policy recommendations and programming regarding measures to alleviate and correct the underlying causes of these conditions.
Number of Entity Members: Number Authorized: 21
Number Currently Serving: 20
Number of Entity Meetings: Actual number in prior year: 1
Estimated number in current year: 4
The Entity is:
Active   Inactive   Not fully organized   Disbanded   Never fully organized
Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements?
Yes   No
Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds?
Yes   No
Entity Member Per Diem:
  Amount Authorized: $0      per meeting   per meeting day   per day spent on board business   None

Total entity member per diem:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Salaries:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement:
  Prior year actual: $0.00
  Current year budgeted: $0.00
Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions:
Classified: 0
Unclassified: 1
Part-time: 0
Entity Fiscal Year End:
4/30         7/31         10/31         Other (identify date)
6/30         9/30         12/31         None
Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs:
    Employees:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs

    Members:
       participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s)
       do not participate in state benefit programs
A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments          State Agency:
Travel Reimbursements    State Agency:
Other (explain)    State Agency:
Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2?
   Yes    No
  If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below:
  Budget Unit Name:
  Budget Schedule Number:
Notes (5/12/23) The council is currently in the process of updating its membership.
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